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2022 discharge: European Medicines Agency

Budget66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "discharge"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Health65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "medicine"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 168058Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

High importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓Resolution / budget vote
✓Budget-related
✓High-interest topic: Budget
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+15 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+12 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+15 / 15

Country division+12 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “2022 discharge: European Medicines Agency”. ECR, PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (94 for, 454 against, 53 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions.

Result analysis

For

Against

454

Abstain

Margin of victory

360 votes

Turnout (cast)

601

Absent

104

Participation rate

85.3%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 5Against 140Abstain 3Absent 31

S&D136 MEPs

For 2Against 117Abstain 0Absent 17

Renew100 MEPs

For 1Against 89Abstain 0Absent 10

Greens/EFA70 MEPs

For 2Against 59Abstain 2Absent 7

ECR65 MEPs

For 40Against 6Abstain 13Absent 6

PfE64 MEPs

For 26Against 3Abstain 24Absent 11

The Left38 MEPs

For 2Against 28Abstain 2Absent 6

NI46 MEPs

For 12Against 12Abstain 6Absent 16

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Poland26

Most against

Germany75
Spain49
France47
Italy26
Netherlands21

Divided delegations

Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 0Against 15Abstain 2Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 4Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 0Absent 4

Croatia12 MEPs

For 1Against 4Abstain 0Absent 7

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 0Absent 3

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 3Against 14Abstain 3Absent 1

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 0Against 10Abstain 2Absent 2

France79 MEPs

For 18Against 47Abstain 2Absent 12

Germany96 MEPs

For 10Against 75Abstain 1Absent 10

Greece21 MEPs

For 1Against 12Abstain 0Absent 8

Hungary21 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 9Absent 4

Ireland13 MEPs

For 0Against 11Abstain 0Absent 2

Italy76 MEPs

For 9Against 26Abstain 24Absent 17

Latvia8 MEPs

For 1Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 3

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 2

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 21Abstain 1Absent 3

Poland52 MEPs

For 26Against 22Abstain 1Absent 3

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 2Against 18Abstain 0Absent 13

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 10Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Spain59 MEPs

For 5Against 49Abstain 0Absent 5

Sweden21 MEPs

For 1Against 18Abstain 2Absent 0

Individual MEP positions

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